tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post1003180774754916357..comments2017-12-14T00:50:30.608+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Globe ArtichokesKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-18018439851750091482017-08-25T22:33:22.217+01:002017-08-25T22:33:22.217+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.koi seohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241817112636794365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-88786488584687763102017-08-20T22:01:01.498+01:002017-08-20T22:01:01.498+01:00Hi, I&#39;ve only just seen this, yes please!Hi, I&#39;ve only just seen this, yes please!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-72457272361353217572017-08-13T09:09:16.656+01:002017-08-13T09:09:16.656+01:00I&#39;m going to try both of these methods. I like...I&#39;m going to try both of these methods. I like the sound of the whole small ones, I bet they&#39;re delicious fried with garlic (most stuff is!).Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-69689046441127535362017-08-13T09:07:31.444+01:002017-08-13T09:07:31.444+01:00Yeah, it would be nice to have meal with her eati...Yeah, it would be nice to have meal with her eating them. The other two children liked pulling them apart just wouldn&#39;t eat them!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-68693455938946964512017-08-13T09:06:46.086+01:002017-08-13T09:06:46.086+01:00I&#39;ve got 10 plants in but might so more if I c...I&#39;ve got 10 plants in but might so more if I can sell some heads<br />Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-72915227086841177812017-08-13T09:06:23.822+01:002017-08-13T09:06:23.822+01:00Good idea hadn&#39;t thought of that.Good idea hadn&#39;t thought of that.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-75448421114228184282017-08-13T09:06:07.712+01:002017-08-13T09:06:07.712+01:00Still beautiful though. I just get them before the...Still beautiful though. I just get them before they open. Small is quiet tasty as well.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-84819526178266907592017-08-13T09:05:22.855+01:002017-08-13T09:05:22.855+01:00They are beautiful and have good structural value....They are beautiful and have good structural value. No mixed boarders here though. These are growing through plastic!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-32403698456102582822017-08-13T09:04:41.548+01:002017-08-13T09:04:41.548+01:00Love them! Just a shame my wife doesnt. Like broad...Love them! Just a shame my wife doesnt. Like broad beans, I could.live on them my wife wouldn&#39;t!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-17579021615402246402017-08-13T09:04:00.508+01:002017-08-13T09:04:00.508+01:00Sounds good! I&#39;ll let a few go to seed so you ...Sounds good! I&#39;ll let a few go to seed so you can have some if you like?Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-63386167607327832342017-08-13T09:03:27.402+01:002017-08-13T09:03:27.402+01:00Thanks!Thanks!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48435440612436213922017-08-13T09:03:10.328+01:002017-08-13T09:03:10.328+01:00Next time I&#39;ll keep them back and put them rou...Next time I&#39;ll keep them back and put them round some lettuce.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-64914203269403912462017-08-12T10:05:03.938+01:002017-08-12T10:05:03.938+01:00We like them too - the messiness is part of the fu...We like them too - the messiness is part of the fun. <br /><br />They are also good picked small (about 3cm diameter), blanched whole in boiling water for literally moments, then fried gently for a few minutes in olive oil &amp; garlic (sometimes also with onion &amp; tomatoes) until a knife will go easily through the thickest part. Cooked this way, every part can be eaten including some of the stem if they are picked young enough. I&#39;ve also read of them being roasted in oil &amp; garlic instead of frying.<br /><br />If the artichokes get huge, I speedily chop off all the outer leaves, scoop out the choke &amp; get them into lemon or vinegar water to keep the colour. Then boil them as ready prepared artichoke hearts, which are good for fussy eaters, &amp; can be dressed with sauces or stuffed with breadcrumbs etc.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-77689190342704499362017-08-12T06:30:47.078+01:002017-08-12T06:30:47.078+01:00I love them. My dear Dad can&#39;t stand any type ...I love them. My dear Dad can&#39;t stand any type of artichoke, be it these, Jerusalem artichokes or chokoes - think he was fed them as a child. You can have &quot;artichoke sessions&quot; with your younger daughter, a special time together. Sending care and kind wishes from Wellington, NZ.Mickle in NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432796020646607634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-34633925150443568402017-08-12T04:38:24.584+01:002017-08-12T04:38:24.584+01:00I used to have about a dozen plants; I now have ju...I used to have about a dozen plants; I now have just one. I like them, my wife doesn&#39;t.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-80185480562552412742017-08-12T01:25:07.341+01:002017-08-12T01:25:07.341+01:00Love them for flower arranging, to eat? no thanks....Love them for flower arranging, to eat? no thanks.Renovation in Galiciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-8077612910405082352017-08-11T21:22:49.021+01:002017-08-11T21:22:49.021+01:00I never seem to be able to harvest them at the rig...I never seem to be able to harvest them at the right time and have to leave them to flower for the bees.Jacqui Fenner-Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457341621335533009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-37263034411202162482017-08-11T12:58:15.635+01:002017-08-11T12:58:15.635+01:00I use the cooked leaves at my allotment. I think i...I use the cooked leaves at my allotment. I think it was Sarah Raven who said the cooked leaves make a good mulch in the veg garden. Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230327066600698804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-41487891895467127482017-08-11T12:21:37.664+01:002017-08-11T12:21:37.664+01:00I used to grow them in my mixed border as they hav...I used to grow them in my mixed border as they have great ornamental value!Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-69971788816737910892017-08-11T12:08:46.466+01:002017-08-11T12:08:46.466+01:00Haha, pass! But great you enjoy them!Haha, pass! But great you enjoy them!Marleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964889808870666417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-84219154639745898762017-08-11T09:44:35.817+01:002017-08-11T09:44:35.817+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.roth phallykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056159688537638797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-14143607408589645462017-08-11T09:29:10.592+01:002017-08-11T09:29:10.592+01:00My children and I like them but my husband isn&#39...My children and I like them but my husband isn&#39;t keen. I like preserving the little ones in oil as antipasti so I&#39;m planning on growing my own next year.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-74006102616175693812017-08-11T08:24:17.459+01:002017-08-11T08:24:17.459+01:00How do you use them for anti slug mulch? The cooke...How do you use them for anti slug mulch? The cooked leaves? Or are they raw?Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-86503454335541614932017-08-11T08:17:49.483+01:002017-08-11T08:17:49.483+01:00I pick them fairly small, boil them, chop out the ...I pick them fairly small, boil them, chop out the choke and dress with lemon juice, rapeseed oil and chopped thyme. They don&#39;t feed an army but we with have courgettes, beetroot and beans for that job. All the outer leaves make a good anti-slug mulch which is quite timely as after the recent rain the slugs are out in force and I have a lot of late sowings to protect. Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230327066600698804noreply@blogger.com